· 9/3/1981
Gaf Corporation v. Transamerica Insurance Company. Gaf Corporation v. Transamerica Insurance Company
Citations
- 665 F.2d 364
- 214 U.S. App. D.C. 208
- 32 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 703
- 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 18038
How courts have described this case
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- holding that payment for \expenses incurred in preparing work product that will be useful in the ongoing litigation in” another jurisdiction \would amount to a windfall to” the defendant
- stating the principle but nevertheless approving fee condition imposed without opportunity to withdraw motion because of unlikelihood that plaintiff would have withdrawn motion
- remanding \for a hearing on the amount of attorneys' fees and costs that should properly be awarded\
- remanding “for a hearing on the amount of attorneys’ fees and costs that should properly be awarded”
- \Good faith ... is simply irrelevant to an award of attorneys' fees or the imposition of any other 'terms and conditions' under [Federal] Rule 41(a)(2).\
- “[n]o matter how conscientious and diligent [plaintiff] may have been, [defendant] suffered some costs by defending this action ... and [defendant] is entitled to such reimbursement of those costs as the court may order”
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Judges: Robb, Ginsburg, Swygert, Seventh
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